Tag Archives: Presidential Election

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) on Wednesday dismissed the petition of the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar against Muhammadu Buhari. The Tribunal, in the lead judgment delivered by Justice Garba Mohammed held that the evidence given by the 62 witnesses called by the PDP and Atiku did not have […]

No fewer than five judges from the Court of Appeal will deliver the final judgment on the 2019 Presidential election today, Wednesday, September 11. Africa News24 reports that the five-man panel of judges of the 2019 Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal is headed by Justice M. L Garba. Atiku Abubakar is challenging President Muhammadu Buhari‘s election. […]

A group supporting Atiku Abubakar, Justice Vanguard have accused the Buhari Media Organization of spreading fake news to distract Nigerians from the facts emanating from the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. The Atiku group further accused the presidency of making funds available to BMO to sponsor fake news in the media. Africa News24 recalls Atiku was […]

The Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate in 2019 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, presented their first set of six witnesses at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal. Africa News24 (AN24) reports this is a bid by Atiku and PDP to prove their petition challenging the outcome of the polls. Their petition was filed before […]

Bemigho Reno Omokri former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to step down as Pastor Biodun Fatoyibo of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) did. Africa News24 (AN24) recalls that Biodun Fatoyibo a senior pastor of COZA had stepped down over alleged rape allegation by different ladies and ultimately Busola Dakolo who narrated how […]

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has dismissed the application filed by Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), seeking to inspect the server of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) allegedly used in collating results for the Feb. 23 general election. Africa News24 (AN24) reports that the Chairman of the panel, […]

Guinea Bissau is set to hold it’s presidential elections on November 24 this year, according to a decree announced by president Jose Mario Vaz on Tuesday. In the upcoming elections, 49 political parties are legally registered in the country, according to the decree. The West African country has been in political deadlock since August 2015 […]

The presidency has reacted to the joint Nigeria International Election Observation Mission of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI) over report on the 2019 general election in Nigeria. Africa News24 (AN24) reports that the joint international electoral board released a report on Tuesday criticizing the 2019 presidential election which President […]

Promises To Be Wild The President of the United States Of America (USA) , Donald Trump is set to announce his re-election bid for 2020 with a rally in Orlando, Florida to hold tonight. Africa News24 (AN24) understands that Trump is the first president without prior political or military experience, used an unorthodox campaign style […]

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has fixed May 22 to welcome an application seeking disqualification of Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa from sitting over the five-man panel, alleging fear of preconceived bias. The court had fixed Wednesday to begin pre-hearing session on the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has said he will quit power if the Election Tribunal declares Atiku Abubakar as the winner of the 2019 elections. Africa News24 (AN24) had reported that Buhari of All Progressive Congress (APC) won with 15,191,847 votes while Atiku who ran under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had 11,262,978 votes. […]

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, Wednesday commenced hearing in the petitions filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, his party and three other political parties challenging the declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari as winner of 2019 presidential election. The tribune led by Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa warned various counsel […]